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What
is it with teachers and being sick????
You know what I'm talking about!
Most of us would prefer to go in and teach rather than have to deal with those stinkinsub plans.

Do you think people in other career fields feel that way? Do they have to spend over an hour preparing plans, getting paperwork together, etc. just because they are sick and need to take a day off?

Maybe I put too much pressure on myself (could be). Despite the fact that I have 'emergency sub plans' at school, I feel like if I am going to take a day off for something like a sinus infection, I need to prepare very detailed plans about how the day runs, especially if I want my sub to be able to keep me on my schedule of curriculum that has to be taught. After all, it's a race to get it all covered with me being there all 180 days.

When I think about having to do the sub plans and about all the kids will probably miss if I am not there, I decide that it is probably best if I am there, so I don't even worry about getting a sub.
There I go... trudging into work with weeks and weeks of sick leave built up that I never take, feeling like crap, going on with my day, teaching away.

At the school I used to teach at you had to find your own sub - even if it was last minute and you were puking all over the place. Yep, let's say you have been throwing up all night, you wake up the next morning realizing you have to have your class covered. Guess what, you better get on the phone and start calling a hundred subs despite the fact that you have a fever, can't hold down your stomach acids, and can barely hold your head up. Believe me, I know it to be true because it happened to me.
One time my daughter threw up in the car on the way to school. Once I got to school with my sick daugher in tow, I went to the front office and had to get on the phone and start calling subs. And yes, my sick daughter was right there beside me. After calling about thirty subs, I was told they would take care of it, but geeeesh.... I was so worked up about that situation, feeling terrible for my daughter, and I was so frustrated!!

Is that right? It sounds so insensitive and backwards to me. I always wonder if the general public knows these kinds of things go on for teachers. I am fortunate where I am now. If it is an emergency situation you can call a designated person and they will find your sub. You only have to find a sub if you know in advance you are going to be out.

What is it like where you teach? Do you feel like me when it comes to being out?

If you need some ideas for your sub plans, you may my sub folder activities helpful. You can find these in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Yeah, I know..... It has been FOR-ever since I posted. My school year has gotten off to a very tiring start. Maybe if I told you I have 32 fourth graders that would explain everything. :-/ WOW, right?

By the way, I haven't even blogged since my blog make over...
I do hope you like!

If you haven't been to my TpT store lately, please do check it out. Although I haven't been blogging, I have tons of new products. I will write a few blog posts about those soon.

In the mean time, I wanted to offer up this new FREE multiplication practice sheet I made. It has graph paper parts for each problem you give the kids. This helps with the lining up of the places, which can be so important when working with two digit by two digit multiplication. The fun part about the multiplication sheet is the sticker part. While you are walking around the room monitoring the kids as they practice problems, you will give them a sticker when they get one right. They will do problem after problem when they know they get the colorful sticker if they do it correctly. Before long, multiplication will be a breeze for them. I hope your students enjoy.

Click below for the freebie.

You will be taken directly to my TpT store where you can get a direct download.